Searching for Own Voice: Lessons from the Closure of VoA

The news about the cessation of Ukrainian-language broadcasting by Voice of America has elicited both painful surprise and anxiety. In the realm of respected international broadcasters, an important beacon has gone dark—one that for many decades carried unbiased information to places where other voices were muted.

Russian Roulette on the American Roller Coaster

The first round of phone negotiations between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin (on March 18), as well as between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (on March 19), did not result in even a partial ceasefire. They agreed to “continue talking”? About what and for what purpose?